Creme Fraiche Boulder
Creme Fraiche Boulder is a 9-route bouldering area in Colorado with 7 difficulty grades.
Photo: dmtilley, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 9 routes
- V1 – V8
- Bouldering
Is Creme Fraiche Boulder open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Rocky Mountain National Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Creme Fraiche Boulder
Best months: June and September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
29° / 12°
15 wet
Feb
28° / 11°
16 wet
Mar
36° / 17°
16 wet
Apr
40° / 22°
17 wet
May
50° / 29°
16 wet
Jun
62° / 36°
12 wet
Jul
68° / 43°
14 wet
Aug
66° / 41°
13 wet
Sep
59° / 34°
10 wet
Oct
47° / 26°
10 wet
Nov
35° / 19°
12 wet
Dec
28° / 12°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder 14 W, CO, 19.8 mi away at 9,828 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Creme Fraiche Boulder is a climbing area in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, within the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Boulder run to highs around 68°F in July with lows near 43°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 20s. A fee is charged for climbing here. Upper Chaos Canyon lies just 0.1 mile away, and Hallett Peak's ice/mixed/snow climbing is about 0.2 mile off. For hiking, Lake Haiyaha Trail and Flat Top Mountain Trail are within about a mile. Glacier Basin Campground is roughly 4.4 miles away for an overnight stay.
Routes (9)
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